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No-Till Farmer Contributor Martha Mintz Snaps Up Ag Photography Award

By Julia Gerlach posted on August 6, 2019

Ag writer and photographer Martha Mintz is no stranger to receiving accolades for her work and on July 31 she received another honor, having been named Photographer of the Year by the AAEA.

Fertility An Investment, Not A Cost

Wisconsin no-tiller Bill Hurtgen is using tips gained at ‘night school’ to balance and build his soils and protect yields.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

No-till fertility management and herbicide rotation have saved Downing, Wis., multi-tasker Bill Hurtgen time and money. All are nuggets the relatively new farmer picked up attending a night class at his local technical college.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options

Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.

By Michael Crowell and Martha Mintz posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

I tried no-till because of the potential savings I saw, but it’s brought us so much more. Making the switch to no-till has allowed us to raise three high-quality forage crops per year on the 270 acres we intensively farm in the San Joaquin Valley.

‘Get With The System’ To Push Corn, Soybean Yields

The right soil tests, inputs, equipment and even water help an Iowa no-tiller hit yield potentials

By Martha Mintz posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Success is bound to come when even the performance of water is held to a higher standard as it is on Keith Schlapkohl’s Stockton, Iowa, farm.

Number-Crunching No-Tiller Makes Management Strategies Pay

Producing seed, renting combines and growing nitrogen all pencil out for these Montana no-till farming partners.

By Martha Mintz posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

In an area where dirt, wheat and dirt is considered rotation, no-tiller Scott Glasscock stands out.

New, Recycled Cover Crops Showing Plenty of Potential

Add more diversity and numerous soil-building benefits to no-till with these up-and-coming options.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Tillage radishes aren't the only cover crop you’ll find growing on Steve Groff’s farm this year. The no-tiller of Cedar Meadow Farm in Lancaster County, Pa., is on a quest to find the next great cover crop for no-tillers.

20 Ways To Shave Your Nitrogen Rates Without Nicking Yields

Stung by roller-coaster prices, no-tillers are scrutinizing one of their most expensive inputs and living with less applied nitrogen.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Economic, conservation and scientific reasons appear to be pushing no-tillers toward applying less nitrogen in their fields.

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